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to plead; to beg; to implore; to entreat; (lit.) to cling to (someone's) sleeves

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timid; faint of heart

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vital part (of the body); tender spot; key point; essential point; male crotch (as a target in fighting); vital point

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one of these days; someday; one day

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thousands of years; eternity; all generations

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to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful

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impassioned speech; fervent speech

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private talk; confidential talk; secret talk

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shade of a tree; bower

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to laugh mockingly; to smile with contempt; to jeer; to sneer

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all over the body; from head to foot; all over

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ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source

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ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)

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to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize

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prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong

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to throw into; to toss into; to drive (a nail, etc.) into; to hammer in; to fire (a bullet) into; to launch (a missile) at

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executioner

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disorder; confusion; disturbance (of order, peace, etc.); corruption (e.g. of public morals)

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to infer; to figure out; to get an idea of; to tell; to imagine; to guess

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contending for victory; struggling for supremacy

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branch; offshoot; tributary; fork; ramification (e.g. of a nerve, blood vessel, ore vein, etc.)

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various countries; various regions; various provinces

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rival chiefs

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failure; mistake; blunder

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beyond that point; after that

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soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself

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straight talk; plain speaking; speaking frankly

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timidity

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preeminence; supremacy; distinction; excellence

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red lips

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obedient; submissive; tame; slavish

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superior officer

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bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre

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is it not so?

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to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to

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Spain

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cool breeze; cool air; refreshing coolness

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Gansu Province (China)

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Lanzhou (China)

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commandant; commanding officer; general

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sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic; good (reputation, condition, results, etc.); favorable

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acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption

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(social) position; status; standing; position (in a company, organization, etc.); post; rank

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governor (of an ancient Chinese province)

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strength; power; proficiency; ability

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a certain ...

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secret messenger

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pivot hinge (using extensions on the top and bottom of a door that fit into cavities in the frame); sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut)

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bad habit; harm; my; our

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to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided

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